Group Director of Estates and Facilities

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for the role of Group Director of Estates and Facilities. Our Group is one of the largest acute and community Group organisations in the NHS.

We are now looking for a Group Director of Estates and Facilities whom can drive this broad agenda, which covers all of Estates and Facilities and services, together with the responsibility for the delivery of the Groups significant capital objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a high calibre Director who has a proven track record of overseeing facilities services in a large complex organisation. You will have the opportunity to shape the future and transform how the services will be delivered across the Group operating model.

Reporting through the Group Chief Financial Officer, providing assurance on strategic and operational objectives, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team as a Corporate Director. You will spearhead the establishment and delivery of our estates and facilities management strategies.

You will both lead and influence within the Group, as well as with external system partners, translating these strategies into tangible outcomes to empower our patients, service users and workforce.

We have a substantial Net Zero opportunity, and have particular opportunity to drive innovation in this space, for the benefit of patients, staff and the communities we serve.

Main duties of the job

This is a significant leadership opportunity. You must have substantial experience in leading estates and facilities services, and be able to demonstrate how you have been involved with managing change, developing strategy and providing high class services whilst managing complex budgets.

You must be able to develop effective partnerships, be able to understand the complexities of contract and commercial management, and be innovative with problem solving. You will lead, develop, and motivate a large team ensuring support in the delivery of high-quality healthcare.

Applicants require exceptional leadership qualities, commercial acumen, and exceptional relationship management skills. In addition, they must possess a strong business understanding and credibility.

You will be passionate about delivering and influencing change, you will be a natural leader who will facilitate and support collaborative working both internally and externally to the Group. You will thrive on working at pace, have excellent attention to detail as well as be able to provide a helicopter view of issues within your portfolio at any given time.

You will be required to participate in the Gold on call rota as per the job description.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.